Cameron

some really good titles in here.
I'm a big fan of ViewAskewbian and Noirfan's list also Dvd king for throwing Dangeriabolik in there again. I have a feeling your going to get some great titles any way you go...

Kocheese99

Some really good lists so far. With a little over a day to go, i'm figuring around 30-40 lists will be here, i'd love to see 50 or more. I'm actually surprised that no one has just put up one of the James Bond collections yet. I figure some people are afraid to dedicate soo much towards one set. Also people can change their lists at any time before Tuesday night, so if something catches your eye that comes out tuesday feel free to change it.

TheDisciple

I'll give it a shot.

Carlito's Way (Ultimate Edition) - 11.28
The Last of the Mohicans (DTS/Director's Edition) - 8.26
Braveheart - 10.93
Hero (Jet Li) - 11.13
The Pianist (WS) - 7.54

Total = 49.14 after 20%

crystalrubi

1. The Tenant- $4.82 (atmospheric polanski)
2. Stepford Wives (1975)- $7.55 (very creepy compared to remake)
3. Suspiria- $7.19 (a good surreal Argento film)
4. Soylent Green- $6.43 (some good dystopian visuals)
5. The Shining- $9.11 (a classic Kubrick film)
6. Rosemary's Baby- $4.82 (another polanski movie that any horror fan should enjoy)
7. Witches- $4.32 (anyone who appreciates unusually scary kid films of the late 80s/ early 90s will love this)
8. Muriel's Wedding- $5.08 (after all that you need a good laugh and I hope you like Abba cuz theres plenty of it in this hilarious film)

Why pay? $104.76
Total Savings: $55.44
Shipping: Free
Your Subtotal: $49.32
Promotional Discount on this order is: $12.35

Joe Canadian

UPDATED LIST:

Taxi Driver (CE) - $13.91
Bottle Rocket - $6.05
Quiz Show - $6.35
Godzilla (Gojira): Classic Collector's Edition (2-Disc) - $13.15
Maltese Falcon (SE) - $19.78

Total - $59.24 (DDD)

Total (- 20% Discount) = $47.39

Space_Monkey

Greetings from last year's contest.
I didn't realize I did not post the prizes received upon winning the last contest... I must have only thanked you by email. Here is a list of last years prizes:

Polar Express Gift Set
Halloween 4 LE tin
Halloween 5 LE tin

I was very impressed by the generosity of Kocheese99 considering what little investment it took for me to post a list of titles in his contest thread. I was very surprised to receive not one, not two, but THREE dvds! I would have been appreciative of anything, even a single bargain bin dvd, but he really went beyond with those three LEs.

Good luck to everyone and thanks again Kocheese99!

PS - I appreciate the invite to post another list this year but since I've already won once, I will politely decline. I will definitely vote once the finalists have been selected.

ViewAskewbian

Thanks, Cameron.
Changed things around some as I added some in my first go that I missed in Kocheese's list. In place of 12 Monkeys we get the classic comedy This Is Spinal Tap. In place of OUATITW we get the action hit The Fugative and, finally, thought I'd flip Creepshow with the far superior Rosemary's Baby after pecking around the cheaper titles.
Hope you approve of this one as well.

Cameron

actually i was going to take spinal tap but it put me over. Rosemary's Baby for Creepshow I am neutral as they are both great titles, but I have to disapprove of removing OUATITW for The Fugitive. Its a good movie, but not on par with a Sergio Masterpiece...plus the actual dvd is far superior in content

Great. Then you can vote for me

HistoryProf

DEAD BIRDS $ 7.59 (Great horror flick set in Civil War)
THE HAUNTING $ 6.16 (1963 - The original Haunted House flick - and one of the best)
THE PROPOSITION $ 14.36 (Intense Aussie Western)
MCCABE & MRS MILLER $ 11.51 (Altman's ode to the West...fantastic)
NIGHT & FOG (CRITERION) $ 8.99 (Stunning look at the Holocaust...unforgettable)

Why Pay? $ 91.75
Total Savings: $ 43.14
Shipping: FREE
Your Subtotal: $ 48.61

Kocheese99

well since i already own Once upon a Time, he has to change with something.

Cameron

awww...i see...very good then

Lemdog

In The Mood For Love (Criterion) - $23.99
Paris, Texas - $5.74
25th Hour - $7.55
4400 Complete 1st Season - $10.84

Total $48.12

Greg613

I thought I would give it a shot.

1. BILOXI BLUES $ 4.84
2. BULLET $ 12.76 (1996) with Mickey Rourke, not the Mustang movie.
3. ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (SE) $ 16.32
4. HARDCORE $ 7.59 (1979) with George C. Scott
5. YELLOWBEARD $ 7.66

Why Pay? $ 86.79
Promotional Discount: Discount applied above
Total Savings: $ 37.62
Shipping: FREE
Your Subtotal: $ 49.17

cloudnin

1. After Hours (1985) directed by Martin Scorsese. IMDb - DVDTalk Review
2. Dirty Pretty Things (2002) directed by Stephen Frears. IMDb - DVDTalk Review #1 - DVDTalk Review #2
3. Gates Of Heaven (1980) directed by Errol Morris. IMDb - DVDTalk Review
4. LolliLove (2004) directed by Jenna Fischer. IMDb - DVDTalk Review
5. A Zed And Two Noughts (1985) directed by Peter Greenaway. IMDb

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AFTER HOURS (WS) $ 10.60
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS $ 7.55
GATES OF HEAVEN $ 10.85
LOLLILOVE $ 11.86
ZED AND TWO NOUGHTS, A $ 7.19

Why Pay? $ 89.75
Promotional Discount: Discount applied above
Total Savings: $ 41.70
Shipping: FREE
Your Subtotal: $ 48.05

ViewAskewbian

Removing two of my faves because you already had them was tough but I think the supliments are worthy ones.

TGM

So does Kocheese HAVE to go with the majority vote winner, or does he (she?) still have the right to pick whatever they want from the various submitted lists?

Tom Magician

well, i thought i'd throw in my two cents here. or rather, my 49.04. this is my first post after visiting this site daily for about a year now. so hello to all. Kocheese99, this is a really cool idea. everyone here can get some good ideas of some good titles. So here's my suggestions, hope you like...

Network (20.40)
Before Sunrise (9.89)
Interview with a Vampire (14.39)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (9.44)
Waking Life (7.18)

add the 20% discount and total is...
49.04

OwlAtHome

TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (SE) $ 16.32
THE WILD BUNCH (SE/2D) $ 10.16
SERGEANT YORK $ 15.80
QUICK CHANGE $ 7.18

TOTAL: $49.86

These are gonna look great with the rest of your collection. Quick Change is hilarious, Treaure of Sierra Madre is a classic and not to be missed. The Wild Bunch has to be my favorite of Pekinpah's films (Junior Bonner & Ballad of Cable Hogue tie for 2nd place) and Sergeant York is a "feel good" war hero movie with a twist. Even if you don't choose my picks you gotta check these out and I hope you like 'em!

Thanks!

SoSpacey

ACTION-COMPLETE SERIES $ 15.59
O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU $ 11.13
THE LADY IN WHITE $ 6.91
UNCOMMON VALOR $ 4.82
VERTIGO $ 11.28

Shipping: FREE
Your Total: $49.73

I tried covering a few different genres....Comedy, Horror, thriller, action/war and TV. Looked at your collection to see how things paired and I think I covered you well.

Lady in White (1988)
This was an "out of nowhere" hit in the late 80s made by an independant writer. Lucas Haas stars as a boy locked in a closet at school on Halloween who sees an image of a ghost when she was killed. He is then haunted by the ghost who seems to be trying to find the killer. This is horror/suspense at its best, in my opinion. No gore, just edge of your seat kind of stuff. One of my favorite movies.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
You seem to like the Coen Brothers type comedies. This may be the best. I saw it because I had to and I loved it. Never thought I would like it. Smartly done.

Vertigo (1958)

Hitchcock, Kim Novak, and Jimmy Stewart....wow. I am not much to sit and watch old movies but thsi movie is pure brilliance. Probably my favorite "old" movie and defiantely my favorite Hitchcock. And Kim Novak is simply stunning. The more you learn about the background of the movie (hitchcock, etc) the better it gets.

Uncommon Valor (1983)
The other side of war movies. Takes place after Vietnam and deals with the POWs and a group of former soldiers who decide to go back to save one of their own. Gene Hackman stars in this and this movie was probably the first or 2nd movie (Superman) that sealed the deal for me as a Hackman fan. I was only 10 when it came out though.

Action!: The Complete Series (1999)
Just one of those TV shows that never caught on. Its a 5 star rated show on Amazon. Beyond Jay Mohr, the rest of this cast wa superb. Probably the crudest, most honest comedy network TV had seen at that point. Many people say if it was an HBO show it might still be on.

SoSpacey

I think he HAS to go with the majority winner for the contest.

Obviously, he can take any list and buy whatever he wants, which I am sure he does...as do I, and plenty of other good people. Definately a good source for recommendations.

Kocheese99

I have Network already, it's in the Controversial Classics V:2 box set. You can pick something else if you want.

I will be picking up all of the titles the winner chose for me. No excuses, no exceptions. The only power i have is that i get to pick 10 lists and that if it comes down to a tie, i get the deciding vote.

StealMeWinona

"11:14" $13.26 (Rachael Leigh Cook, Hilary Swank, et al.)
"The Apartment" $12.38 (French thriller with Monica Bellucci)
"The Cruel Sea" $8.99 (British WWII classic)
"Mrs. Parker & the Vicious Circle" $9.98 (Jennifer Jason Leigh!)
"Night Watch" $17.79 (Russian vampire thriller)

Price after discount: $49.90

TheManInBlack

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 -$5.32

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (WS) -$6.82

CLERKS (ANIMATED SERIES) -$7.55

COP LAND (CE) -$7.55

DAY OF THE DEAD -$11.99

WONDERLAND -$7.42

TOTAL-$46.65

Kocheese99

About 3 hours to go, so if you have any more changes you want to make now is the time to make them.

Now's the time to put in a last minute list, shouldn't take too long to put in a list and believe me the prize this year is DEFINATELY worth doing it.

TheNightFlier

Idle Hands $4.84

Gattaca $7.59

The Last Starfighter $7.54

Night of the Living Dead '90 $4.84

The Great Outdoors $6.82

Planes, Trains and Automobiles $6.27

Dirty Harry $10.60

Total $48.50 after the 20% off.